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Detroit

Summary: Fact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots in which a group of rogue police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds.
Runtime: 2 h 23 min
MPAA: R

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 34,000,000
Domestic: $ 16,790,139
International: $ 6,564,961
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between legsriotriot policeriotingrobberyrunningsadismscene of the crimeschlitz beerscreamingsecurity guardsegregationshameshootingshooting a street lightshot in the backshot in the chestshot in the sideshot point blankshot through a windowshot to deathshotgunshushingsingersingingsinging quartetsmoking marijuanasnipersnowsnowingsocial decaysoldiersongstairwaystarter pistolstate governorstate of emergencystate policestealing a bicyclestealing groceriesstreet lifesubtitled scenesuingsunglassessurprise endingsurvivalsuspectsuspenseswimming pooltanktattootearsteenage boytelephonetelephone callterroristic police tacticstestimonythe great migrationtheatertheater audiencetheatre marqueetheftthreat to murderthrowing a glass bottlethrowing a rocktimeframe 1960stitle at the endtitle co produced by femaletitle directed by femaletitle spoken by charactertopless female nuditytorturetragedytragic eventtrialtrial judgetv newsu.s. armyu.s. congressmanu.s. district courtu.s. soldieruncle nephew relationshipundercoverundercover copurban decayverdictvietnam war veteranviolencevirginia park detroit michiganvomitingwaking up from a comawalkie talkiewarehousewatching tvwitnesswoman in jeopardywoman wrapped in a towelwrongful arrestwrongful deathyear 1943year 1967year 1969
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